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Gerfalco

Coordinates: 43°8′47″N 10°58′46″E / 43.14639°N 10.97944°E / 43.14639; 10.97944
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View of Gerfalco
The church of Sant'Agostino

Gerfalco is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Montieri, province of Grosseto, in the area of Colline Metallifere. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 78.[1]

Gerfalco is about 70 km from Grosseto and 7 km from Montieri, and it is situated in the Natural Reserve of Cornate and Fosini.

Main sights

  • Church of San Biagio, main parish church of the village, it was consecrated in 1599
  • Church of Misericordia (13th century), it was restructured in the 18th century
  • Church of Sant'Agostino (14th century), it was an ancient convent of the Augustinians
  • Walls of Gerfalco, old fortifications which surround the village since the 12th century

References

Bibliography

  • Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997

43°8′47″N 10°58′46″E / 43.14639°N 10.97944°E / 43.14639; 10.97944